Applying for registration of persons offering legal services in foreign law

Service Description

Every legal service is a responsible activity for which you must fulfill various requirements. This serves to protect those seeking legal services from unqualified legal services.

If you wish to offer legal services on foreign law on a commercial basis, you must prove your personal suitability and specialist knowledge and register in the legal services register. You apply for registration for advice on foreign law from one or more countries.

You may also offer advice on the law of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), provided that you are registered for:

  • Law of a member state of the European Union (EU)
  • Law of a state of the European Economic Area (EEA)
  • the law of Switzerland

You can apply for registration as:

  • natural person
  • legal entity
  • a partnership with legal capacity

Legal entities include, for example

  • Limited liability company (GmbH)
  • associations
  • foundations

Partnerships with legal capacity include, for example

  • Civil law partnership (GbR)
  • General partnership (oHG)

As a legal entity or partnership with legal capacity, you must appoint a natural person to represent you externally and who meets the professional requirements.

Registration only allows you to work outside of court.

When registering, you may be subject to conditions that can be imposed or changed at any time. If you are established in another EU or EEA country to practice a comparable profession, you can apply for temporary registration.

You can also register via the Single Point of Contact (SPC) in your federal state.

Once you have been registered, the competent registration authority will arrange for your registration to be publicly announced in the Legal Services Register.

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

No competent authority found